Indian postal orders serve as a convenient means of sending small sums of money through post offices. Indian postal orders of different denominations like 50 paise, Rs. 10, Rs. 20, Rs. 40, Rs. 50 and Rs. 100 are available for cash. These are obtained from the post office in exchange of a commission at different rate. To make up broken amount for which no postal order is available, not more than 3 unused postage stamps may be affixed to postal order. This facility is available for postal order within Rs. 10.